Telegram-herald., 1887-03-21
BLOODY BALFOUR"
The Nickname Given 20 the
Chief Secretary OF Ireland
4 RIllGI0IS Ela VERT Pa08lHLL.
ireland lRc gnant Over Father Keller :
Arrest an0 impFisonment--eng-
lzao ~ a Qsanorf on the Land
Qusstion-Cabis Sayings.

LoSooS. March 20-rhs question Of pre-
esisnee in the ConLaons est ee<n the oOer-
eion bIil add tie nea land biz when the
g0gerDme Is under pledge 20 the Tn
iOaisl- Liberals - bTins forward. Is definite
ly settled IA fsvos OF the former, bat the
land bui IS by no Means sheived. 1t Is un-
cefstOod that, though some Of the details OF
ths measure have still - be worked cut, the
til has been dFailed and submitted 20 ths
Marquis Of Harrington, Who has approx Ell
ia provisions ana promised 10 bis hearty
suDpOrl. That u viii als0 md favor with
Ar. Chamberlain may be taken gOr granted,
As il is largsly based upon the proposals. for
dealing with the irish land questions made
ey him before the opening OF the round
table con ference. Report says thst The biil Is =
very comprehensive measure, that IL throws
DO extra liability upon tie imperial
exchequeE, aud that lis financial provision.
are 10 bs intrusted 10 certain new local aU-
thonties constituted for the purpose. In
other words. the acquisition OF their free
1 Olds by tenants Will be affected by means
OF advaaces OF IN 0ney from local sources,
the advances being made by officers appoint
ed - deal with the matter as well as cog
nate questions. This project looks ike a
direct movement on the part OF the admin
local government on county lines, and a
reform which, il is said, forms material
part OF their legislative programme FOR the
United Kingdom. Lord Asbbnrne will
take charge OF the Irish Land bill in the
House OF Lords, and IL is great
loss 10 the Government that
they cannot have his services
for that purpose in the Commons also, as
tue only Conservative who thoroughly un-
dersiands the question in ali IT'S bearings; no
osher member Of the party is competent 10
tilt lance fairly with Mr.. Gladstone "a a
discussion on agrsrian issues.
Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
is steadily going the way CT his immediate
predecessor. lie commenced the week in
very self-cOnhdent and insolent fashion,
but he has already made more than one bad
blunder and secured an unenviable nick
name for life. He will henceforth
be known 10 all men rs "BlOOdy Balfour.
In z reckless attempt 10 carry things on in a
high imperial way, he was silly enough 10
give his approval TO murderous order
issued by notorious subordinate. He de-
Tended the Youghal police murder and IN
excuse for il hs promptly made himself the
nouthpiece OF false information. and did X
all VITA impudence of manner, which was
intended 20 create terror, but only created
hatred. The result IS that by now
DE is rs bmp as he was stiff
and naughty at the beginning
and it is not difficult 10 predict. that BY the
time the Irish members are done with him,
or rather long before he Will be as utterly
discredited as any opponent of his could de-
sire. In Ireland the effect OF Balfour's
laundering is such .that il will take the Ut
most efforts of the Irish leaders, 10 Keep the
people within the bounds of moderation.
The excitement over tbe arrest Of
Father Killer, who by the way,
IS of the highest stamp of the
Irish priest has now reached Dublin and
will, undoubtedly, continue to grow with
the length of his imprisonment, in fact the
war under BaifOur is not unlikely 10 de-
velop in that worst of all contest. relig-
ious war. The object of all of course is 10
make out a case for coercion, and yet, now
that the road TO a coercion act If cleared by
the passing of the clOture, the Government
seems 10 bring on its coercion proposal. IL
all hear be true, it is just possible that
there may after all, be no coercion
act AZ all. lt is said that
the Government is IN short in a perfect
quandary as to what 10 do, not only on the
land. can hardly believe it myself, how
ever, for it is assured of the support of the
Liberal UniOnists. at least in regard 10 CO.
ercion. Even Trevelyau, who has been
osciliating for sometime between two opin-
ions. has now swung back once more to CO.
erciOn. The cause of the hitch is probably
to be found IN Gladstone's last sps ech,
which. by the wav, has excited
intense enthusiasm in Ireland. The
Iioeral leader in that speech
declared against any further use Of British
credit for buying out the Irish landlords
while expressing that a chance Of purchase
without the aid OF much credit was possible
under AT Irish Parliament. This rendered
a purchase scheme on British credit basis
impossible for the Tories, and as they have
no other scheme and their Liberal allies
must agree on land bil as vel As CO.
erci0n bill il may be that the whole may
collapse
JOnn kynaston Cross formerly member
OF Parliament Tor Bolton, hanged himself in
Als bedroom at his residence in Bolton last
night. He Was 81 years oil age.